Paper Clipboard

Paper has a temporary bug where elements can disappear from your file. If you've tried copying your work to save it somewhere — it doesn't stick, because Chrome strips Paper's clipboard format on paste.

This tool preserves Paper's clipboard data, so you can save your elements here and paste them back when you need them. The Paper team can also help recover lost work — this is just a faster workaround while the bug is being fixed.

Chrome sanitizes clipboard data, stripping Paper's custom format. Running a one-line script in DevTools fixes it for the session.

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[paper.design] Ready

❯const o = navigator.clipboard.read.bind(...)← paste

navigator.clipboard.read = async (p) => o({...});

❮ · undefined

❯document.title

❮ · '✓ My Project — Paper'✓ worked

❯

1 Open Console On paper.design, press
⌘⌥I (Mac) or F12

2 Paste & Enter Paste the script below
and press Enter

3 Verify Tab title gets a ✓ prefix.
Paste now works normally.

Capture from Paper

Copy elements in Paper, then paste them here

⌘C in Paper, then ⌘V anywhere on this page Paste works anywhere — no need to click first

Copy to clipboard

Put saved elements back on your clipboard

Paste in Paper

Go back to Paper and paste

→ Switch to Paper and press ⌘V on the canvas — click empty space first, not inside a text element.

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